Chapter 064: Just for the Time Being??
With one hour to go before the start of the 2014-2015 Champions League final, the host venue, the Olympic Arena in Berlin, was already full, and every fan was excited about the feast that was about to begin, and the loud shouts echoed in the stadium.
The frenzied atmosphere of the game made the players on both sides of the stadium warm up show an excellent level of competition, but Tang Zheng, who was about to start this game, was careful when warming up, because his thigh injury had not fully recovered.
But the impact on Tang Zheng is not great, as long as he does not run in a wide range and continue to do his best in the game, the injury can be controlled.
Besides, this game is the last game of the 2014-2015 season for Real Madrid, and he can grit his teeth and stick to it.
At the end of the 40-minute warm-up time, the players from both sides returned to their locker rooms one after another.
It is worth mentioning that Real Madrid drew the home team and Barcelona drew the away team, which means that Real Madrid can use the home team dressing room at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, which is definitely more comfortable than the away team's dressing room.
The players returned to the dressing room and the organisers were in full swing to prepare for the upcoming Champions League final.
Before the start of the Champions League final, the Olympic Stadium in Berlin also had a performance full of German characteristics of art and football, and even invited the famous German singing group Heavy Metal to sing a song in the center of the stadium to warm up for the upcoming Champions League final.
In the home team's dressing room, Carlo Ancelotti, known as the good old man, held the tactical board after the players changed into clean new jerseys and reexplained the game tactics arranged before the game to the starters to deepen their impression.
In the dressing room of the away team, Barcelona coach Enrique did not explain the game tactics for the first time, but waited until all the players focused on it and said in a deep voice: "Everyone here, I think you already know what the next game will mean...... This season's league championship and Copa del Rey championship were all won by Real Madrid, as the former Cosmos team, no! I repeat, the current Barcelona is still the Cosmos team, a notch higher than the team on Earth! It's just that your self-confidence has been frustrated, so you haven't been able to play abnormally in the past key games, I don't want to add a disgraceful record of 'Sanya King' to your resume, and I'm sure everyone here is the same——"
Speaking of this, Enrique's voice suddenly rose an octave: "Since you don't want to bring your inglorious resume into your personal 'glory history', then the next Champions League final, please tell me, what should I do?"
With Puyol's retirement, the Barcelona dressing room has been silent for too long, whether it is Xavi, Iniesta, or Messi, they are not the kind of outgoing leaders and temperament players, but through individual efforts to lead the whole.
But this time there was a slight surprise, Messi unexpectedly shouted: "Beat Real Madrid!
Having missed the FIFA Ballon d'Or for two years in a row, Messi hopes to prove himself through the final Champions League final!
He's Leo Messi!
Andres Iniesta, Pique, Alves and other Barcelona players couldn't help but look sideways at Messi, who used to like to be silent, obviously a little surprised.
Of course, it was just an accident.
Everyone knows the pressure that Messi has been carrying during this time, and the competitive state of preparing for the Champions League final is obvious to all, under great pressure, the former world No. 1 Messi did not fall into silence, but chose to break out!
Neymar and Suarez, who were under pressure, looked at each other, and then said in unison: "Beat Real Madrid! Champions League winner!!"
"Beat Real Madrid!
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The referee from Turkey, Kakir and his referee team, led the players from both sides of the game into the stadium from the players' tunnel, and the well-known Champions League theme song "Champions-League" suddenly sounded on the radio of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin
Ce-sont-les-meilleures-équipes (French) They are the best team
Sie-sind-die-allerbesten-Mannschaften (German): They are the ultimate team
The-main-event: The most important event
Die-Meister (German) Victorious Division
Die-Beden (German) The Master of Kings
……
Every player who walked into the stadium felt the excitement from the bottom of their hearts when they listened to the Champions League theme song full of religious songs, and they couldn't help but clench their fists, hoping that the Champions League final would start immediately and fight for 90 minutes!
Even the 75,000 spectators in the stands are eager to become players on the pitch and play in a Champions League final that the world is watching!
The match between Real Madrid and Barcelona is the world-famous Real Madrid, as the first Spanish national derby in the history of the Champions League, the degree of spectacle and attention can be said to be unprecedented.
Real Madrid have already won the league and the Copa del Rey and will become only the second Spanish team to win the treble after Barcelona if they win the Champions League final.
Once Real Madrid wins the Champions League, then Barcelona will enter the darkest moment in team history - Sanya King!
Real Madrid fans and Barcelona fans in the stands wanted their teams to win the game, so they planned a huge TIFO show in the north and south stands when the players from both sides entered.
Real Madrid fans in the south stand use the Real Madrid emblem as the background, and then the ten Champions League trophies are separated from the left, top and right of the team emblem, but the far right leaves a trophy position, and in the reserved position there is a European Champions Cup composed of dotted lines, which obviously symbolizes that Real Madrid will win the 11th Champions League trophy in team history!
The TIFO show curated by Barcelona fans in the North Stand featured animated characters in Barcelona jerseys laughing and stomping on two-time Real Madrid while holding the Champions League trophy in both hands.
Through live TV, the die-hard fans of the two teams are-for-tat.
At the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, there were also fans from Dortmund, who held high a huge poster of Tang Zheng wearing Dortmund No. 10 fans, dancing, looking forward to Tang Zheng's super performance in this stadium!
In the minds of Dortmund fans, Tang Zheng is omnipotent!
After a series of necessary pre-match ceremonies, Messi stepped on the football, Suarez stood to his right, and referee Kakir whistled, staring down at the time on his watch for 8:45 local time.
The momentum that erupted at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin was minimized at this moment, not that the fans were not interested in the upcoming Champions League final, but they held back their energy and waited until the game started to release it!
"Beep~"
Just then, the referee on duty, Kakiel, blew his whistle.
Messi pulled the ball to Suarez, and a huge shout like a tsunami suddenly sounded over the Olympic Stadium in Berlin: "Whoa, whoa—"
He Wei, the commentator of CCTV 5, was excited, and his voice couldn't help but be an octave higher: "CCTV CCTV! Audience friends, welcome everyone to watch the live broadcast of the 2014-2015 season of the Champions League final, the two sides of the game are Real Madrid and Barcelona from Spain, wearing red and blue striped shirts and blue pants are Barcelona, they attack from the right side of the screen to the left, wearing white jerseys and white pants are Real Madrid, they attack from the left side of the screen to the right side......"
Barcelona, who had the advantage of the kick-off, did not rush to attack, but launched an attack from the midfield to the midfield through patient passes.
However, Real Madrid was obviously prepared and took the first time to press from the high position and press the Barcelona team carriers.
During the period when Barcelona and Real Madrid were maneuvering between the midfield, Yang 5 commentator He Wei broadcast the starting lists of both sides of the game to the fans in front of the TV.
Barcelona have the same starting line-up as the Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla six days ago, with goalkeeper Ter Stegen, four defenders Alba, Mascherano, Pique and Alves, three midfielders Sergio Busquets, Rakitic and Andres Iniesta, and three strikers Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.
Real Madrid made some changes, with Tang Zheng and Raphael Varane replacing Khedira and Pepe.
Goalkeeper Casillas, four defenders Marcelo, Ramos, Raphael Varane and Carvajal, three midfielders Tang Zheng, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, three forwards Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and James Rodriguez.
Barcelona habitually reversed the ball from the right to the left through transmission, and Rakitic, who was holding the ball, saw the opportunity and passed a close pass with his right foot more than 20 meters, and the ball rolled towards Neymar, who retreated to receive it.
But he didn't expect Carvajal to stab the football behind Neymar by predicting in advance, and James Rodriguez, who assisted in the defense, handed the ball to Modric in the middle for the first time.
Real Madrid's midfield pass was a one-kick pass that soon came to the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo, who was on the left side of the attack.
It's a pity that Cristiano Ronaldo was relatively lonely in the final handling of the ball, and finally chose to cut inside and shoot from a distance in the face of Tang Zheng's reaching for the ball.
"Oh, oh, oh-"
As the football rose over the crossbar, the Olympic Stadium in Berlin resounded with a burst of exclamations from Barcelona fans.
Barcelona fans obviously didn't expect Real Madrid to show such a strategic form, and if it weren't for Cristiano Ronaldo's solitary play, Real Madrid's first quick counter-attack at the beginning would have been absolutely lethal.
Enrique stood in the coaching area of the visiting team with his hands spread out, venting his frustration with the players on the field.
British Sky commentator Andy Gray shook his head and said: "Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in this attack is not selfless enough, if the ball at his feet can give the unmarked Don in the ribs, maybe this attack is likely to directly threaten Mark Ter Stegen to guard the goal!"
"It seems...... Rumors that Cristiano Ronaldo and Don have a strained relationship are not unfounded. Commentator Martin Taylor looked at the helpless look of Tang Zheng spreading his hands in slow motion, and said in a deep voice.
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Real Madrid's first wave of attack brought a certain threat, and Barcelona became cautious at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, especially focusing on Tang Zheng, so Real Madrid did not pose any threat to the Barcelona defense in the next two minutes.
On the contrary, it was a seemingly ordinary attack organized by Barcelona in the fourth minute, but it brought unexpected results.
Messi received a through ball from Sergio Busquets in the middle to attract the defensive attention of Tang Zheng and Modric, and with Tang Zheng solemnly waiting, he took advantage of Neymar's adduction and decisively kicked the ball to the left-back Alba with the outside of his left foot.
Alba took the ball and slid it forward, then caught the attention of Carvajal and Ramos before handing the ball to Neymar, who was on the spot.
After receiving the ball, Neymar first stepped on the bicycle twice in a row, and then deceived Ramos into a change of center of gravity to the right, and the outside of his right foot was very stealthy to Iniesta, who was inserted behind.
Seeing this, Yang 5 commentator He Wei suddenly exclaimed: "Threat! Iniesta!!"
Ramos, who was keeping an eye on Neymar, hurriedly took a step forward and tried to block Iniesta's shot angle.
However, Andres Iniesta's vision was wide and Suarez's forward cut was clear of Varane's defence, which ...... It's a good shot on goal!
But when Iniesta was about to pick up his right foot and prepare to flick the ball to the right to open the angle to shoot, a teammate wearing a red and blue striped shirt suddenly flashed on the right, and he didn't care who it was, in short, he just knew that the teammate who was plugged in after the shot angle was better than his own!
So, Andres Iniesta, who wore the captain's armband on his left armband, used the outside of his right foot to get the ball out.
"-Rakitic!!"
Yang 5 commentator He Wei saw Rakitic facing the football after seeing it from the broadcast screen, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his tone was two points cooler than before.
Rakitic picked up his right foot unmarked and fired a low shot quickly.
The ball slid under Raphael Varane's leg on the next block, before rolling quickly towards the bottom left corner of the net.
Goalkeeper Casillas only had time to make a sinking motion, but he couldn't fully stretch his body to block the football.
Because...... The ball is too fast, the angle is too awkward!
The football crashed into the snow-white net in the lower left corner of the goal in anticipation of the Barcelona fans, and then the Barcelona fans in the stadium raised their arms sharply, hysterically venting the great passion of the goal: "Whoa, whoa—"
Rakitic was thrilled to score, a mistake before the opening kicker almost caused the goal to be lost, and three minutes later he stepped in to break the deadlock, and the contrast made him burst into the air in a moment, opening his arms, running wildly, and then screaming hysterically.
Messi is not the scorer or assister, but this goal is organized by him in tandem, so this goal is directly related to Messi, so many commentators in the on-site commentary seat give most of the credit to Messi.
It was his clear distribution that gave Barcelona enough vitality to this attack.
However, the Real Madrid players who conceded the goal did not show any sadness, they thought that the score deficit caused by the conceded goal was only temporary, and eventually ...... Real Madrid will win the game!
But Tang Zheng frowned, very worried.
It's really normal to lose a ball in a game, but this casual mentality of teammates is a bit dangerous!